Chapter 211 Dispersing the Crowd
The sun gradually set, and at around 3:00 p.m., the last energy pile was successfully driven into the crack.
"Good—" Everyone cheered and looked at Chen Xiao'er with gratitude.
Without her and the Newborn Snake's help, setting up the energy pile would be a rather tedious process: not only would one have to clear out the surrounding anomalies, but one would also have to deal with the various complex and strange components while enduring the high radiation from the rift.
This time, with the power of zeroing nearby, all the abnormal plots and cracks around have turned into cement and soil with no abnormal properties. All I have to do is dig hard.
Even the strange parts of the objects have lost their weird color and can be assembled like building blocks without wasting any of their special abilities.
Wait, are the parts still useful after the weird colors fade?
After everyone cheered, they quickly realized this and hurriedly pushed the team leaders to try it quickly so that it wouldn't become a pile of scrap metal.
The team leaders submitted their applications, and a short message flashed across the communicator.
【Application approved-Please test】
Liu Ping'an immediately spotted the energy source next to Chen Xiao'er: If this one works, the others will surely work too. She darted over and pressed the button.
Beep beep.
A subtle sound of electricity passed through the bracket, as if some invisible substance was gushing out from the ground, reaching the square port on top that looked like a lightning rod and a small radar.
Beep.
After waiting for more than ten seconds, the team leaders received a group message on their communicators.
【Test completed, energy pile operates normally】
"Great!" Everyone cheered again, this time with a more relaxed tone. Liu Pingan even grabbed Chen Xiao'er by the waist and spun her around.
"Hey hey hey, hahaha." Chen Xiao'er was startled at first, then she held Liu Ping'an's hand and flew up.
Zero lifted her back into his arms before their arms gave out, and gently placed her on the ground.
Chen Xiao'er brushed the dust off her hands and looked at the entire row of energy piles that had been installed. Her earlier gloomy mood was swept away: "I've finally finished the finishing work with everyone this time. It's great."
Xing Shuyao held the instrument to calculate the energy output power: "We need to connect to the area within 5 kilometers later..."
He paused when he saw Chen Xiao'er. With Chen Xiao'er here, all values were forced to be fixed in the single digit.
He thought for a few seconds, then naturally wheeled over. "Xiao'e, could you buy us some mineral water? We had some logistical problems this time, and we only have two cases of water in the car."
A blue light flashed in Ling's eyes. She had also received instructions to temporarily remove Chen Xiao'er from the experimental site. "Xiao'er, I'll go with you. We'll be staying here for a few days, so let's buy 10 cases of water first."
Chen Xiao'er followed Ling out. "Right, we have to move in in batches. Xiaotong, just stay here and play with the sisters."
"Hey——" The newly born snake rolled its eyes and sat down on the steps.
Chen Xiao'er's back gradually disappeared, and the Pasteurizer and energy tester returned to normal at the same time.
However, their needles didn't stop at the standard point, nor did they stay on the numerical line provided by the monitoring center. They were much higher than the "should be" radiation level, fluctuating around 300.
Xing Shuyao held the instrument and rowed a distance towards Chen Xiaotong. Sure enough, the fluctuation of 300 degrees Celsius changed to 350 degrees Celsius.
[The newly born snake will radiate energy outwards when it is away from Chen Xiao'er]
While recording, he thought: I'm afraid Chen Xiaotong is only ten or twenty kilometers away from Chen Xiao'er.
If they were really separated for a long time, the newly born snakes would most likely not be able to maintain life on the surface and would have to sink into the abyss.
Activating energy piles on a large scale requires remote operation at each level and must wait for the bishop's permission.
They waited quietly for a moment, and a tremor from the depths of their souls made their hair stand on end.
Energy, unpredictable energy surges underground. It is "black" and indescribable.
The imagined darkness poured into the energy pile, and the first thing that illuminated was actually white light. The blazing light was squeezed to its limit within the iron pile, emitting a dazzling golden light in an unimaginable displacement.
boom!
The loud noise caused pain in the eardrums and pus to almost flow out of the ear canal.
But within a second or two, anyone perceptive enough would realize it was all an illusion. All around was quiet, with only a soft, fuzzy halo blending into the air, never to be seen again.
Beep.
Xing Shuyao inserted the energy tester into the groove of the energy pile, and the value on the display suddenly soared to 1200.
"Success." His eyes were slightly excited, which meant that the array of energy piles could withstand 1200-degree radiation under extreme circumstances.
Of course, the prerequisite is sufficient energy. Once the energy output is interrupted, this invisible shield will immediately become a pile of scrap metal.
Just as everyone's faces were filled with joy, they heard rustling sounds coming from not far away.
The students quickly drew their weapons and spread out in groups of three or four: they were well prepared. Once the energy piles were in a charging state, all nearby anomalies would be attracted.
beep.
Their glasses and communicators displayed a topographical map of the current area and enemy data. While there were numerous anomalies, they were all minor fowl with a damage rating of less than 300, posing approximately zero threat to the elite team.
"Haha, the apostles cleaned up really well!" Zhao Zhengyi pounced forward, swinging his long sword and chopping the two strange-shaped monsters into pieces.
"We also have to thank Chen Xiao'er. She completely suppressed the super-large abnormal nest nearby last night." Sun Lu pulled the trigger and used a special bullet to casually kill a virtual abnormality that had just reached the 300th level.
In fact, they could have just hidden themselves behind the shield and taken it easy, but unfortunately the energy supply was too tight.
These monsters weren't there for nothing; they would pounce on the energy piles and extract energy. Feeding one or two oil thieves wouldn't matter, but if they fostered a cluster of abnormalities, they would be shooting themselves in the foot.
Sizzle, sizzle.
More and more anomalies gathered, and from time to time one or two small shrimps would touch the invisible shield, creating ripples on it.
"Are there too many of them?" Qian Xiaomei pushed herself up into the air with her left foot and her right foot, only to find that the group of miscellaneous fish kept gathering in larger and larger numbers, and she could never kill them all.
"It's okay. How many Pa are they? Even if they just nibble on it, they won't get much energy."
Zheng Xiuli grabbed Yang Lele's vines and swung back and forth, throwing explosive media towards the anomaly below, which exploded one cross line after another, greatly relieving the pressure.
"We can't just leave them there to gnaw on, it's best to finish it quickly," Xing Shuyao stopped mid-sentence.
The main attackers who were just attacking passionately retreated one after another, because the anomaly in front of them melted quickly like butter, and the surface squirmed like plasticine a few times, twisting into a human-like appearance.
Phew, phew.
Gray-black monsters of all sizes merged with each other, condensing from thousands of monsters into dozens of "humans" at most.
The unusual tentacles, long horns and bizarre weapons completely disappeared, transformed into pieces of plastic boards covered with words.
[Prohibit campus from invading homes], [x violent development x], [Radiation damages the brain, give me back my health]...
Zhao Zhengyi shook the knife in his hand: "Hiss~ Now there are fewer of them, it's easier to kill them!" He raised the handle of the knife with a smile, but felt the weight was wrong. He looked down and saw that the long knife made of fine steel turned into a plastic stick.
Everyone looked at the girl approaching quickly from the back of the crowd and exchanged glances.
As the number of anomalies decreased, there were even fewer anomalies lying on the invisible shield. Only a few "people" holding signs rushed to the energy pile, and were kicked far away by Qian Xiaomei and Zhao Zhengyi one by one.
Everyone simply threw away their plastic sticks and wrenches, grabbed the isolation tape on the ground and drove them away forcefully: "Do you, a bunch of abnormalities, understand what we're saying now? Get out of here!"
......
"Do you understand what I'm saying? Get out of here!"
Chen Xiao'er heard Zheng Xiuli's sharp cry and hurriedly quickened her pace to squeeze into the crowd. This girl had just arrived at school and dared to start a fight in the cafeteria. How could this group of troublemakers get into trouble if they messed with her?
Zero opened his arms in the surging crowd and held her in his arms. The two of them worked hard to get to the right and approached from the side.
Several burly students were standing guard at the front, carrying plastic sticks and tape, ready to push anyone who dared to approach. A young man wearing protest ribbons was shoved hard by them, falling to the ground like a praying mantis.
"What's wrong? What's going on here?" Chen Xiao'er quietly found Lin Lang and whispered in his ear.
Lin Lang casually picked up a young man who had nearly rushed into the crowd of students and tossed him aside. "Nothing serious. These people are half-informed and think that signal towers can affect health."
"Nothing. This happens when the energy pile is activated. These anomalies are getting greedy and are here to cause trouble."
Does it affect your health? Does it emit radiation?
Chen Xiao'er looked at the row of signal towers and then at the people who came to cause trouble, feeling both amused and helpless.
What kind of radiation can electrical signals emit? Even if there are unknown effects if they are too close, these iron lumps are built in the square and circle the city like telephone poles.
You can't just remove all the network cables because you're afraid of radiation.
She stood under the signal tower and looked at the residents holding up various protest signs, feeling a little worried about how things would develop next.
If someone took photos of students and residents pushing each other and sold them to the media, God knows how many rumors would be fabricated.
"Chen Xiao'er, classmate Xiao'er."
"Hey!" Chen Xiao'er turned around and subconsciously caught the thing that was brought to her face. When she looked down, she found it was a microphone.
Xing Shuyao sat in a wheelchair and looked at her expectantly. "Can you please do me a favor and tell them to stop making trouble?"
Me? I'm the one making the announcement?
Chen Xiao'er was a bit embarrassed. There were many classmates who were more outgoing and talkative than her, such as Liu Ping'an, who was extremely good at making jokes. Even if she had to explain it seriously, Xing Shuyao would definitely be more effective if she did it herself.
But she is not the type to hesitate. The microphone is in her hand, so why not say it?
Chen Xiao'er hesitated, then nodded gently. She found a place with fewer people and stood there. She put her lips to the microphone and said, "Hello, hello."
She tried the sound twice, and a loud voice exploded from the microphone.
But now that the fight is about to begin, this loud and clear voice is even better.
Chen Xiao'er took a deep breath while holding the microphone and said loudly: "Please don't worry——"
The sound waves spread with the wind, making people's heads buzz.
"This signal doesn't have any radiation and won't affect your health. The school obtained the relevant permits before construction began. This is a square, not a residential area, so it won't interfere with people's daily lives and will provide a lot of convenience."
She finished her words in one breath, and she didn't expect the marchers to give up their demonstration after hearing these dry sermons.
But her classmates were standing next to her, so she used her aura to stabilize the situation. These top students would definitely present facts and reason to persuade the citizens to go home first.
Chen Xiao'er took a breath, but before she could pass the microphone, the crowd below suddenly became agitated.
What, what's going on? Are they going to throw rotten eggs? She shrank nervously.
Wow, wow.
The protesters actually put away their plastic plates and lined up to leave?!
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